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Re:Cmus – A Small Terminal Music Player by wwweston on Thursday October 22, 2015 @02:50AM (#10430764)
If the economic incentives spotify offers are any indication, you may be correct in more ways than one.

(Remember, kids, you're sending a clear signal about what's valuable with your purchases. And if you're using spotify, it isn't the artists whose music you're listening to.)

Re:Cmus – A Small Terminal Music Player by crimsonalucard on Thursday October 22, 2015 @01:41PM (#10433604)
Consumers usually purchase things based on individual needs, not messages they want to send. It is only in rare instances do consumers actually manipulate the market by deliberately controlling what they purchase, the term is called boycott.